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+---
+
+- name: Create directory for storing LDAP database dumps
+  file: path="{{ item }}" state=directory
+        owner=root group=root mode=700
+  with_items:
+    - "/srv"
+    - "/srv/backup"
+
+- name: Deploy include patterns to backup
+  copy: src="backup_patterns" dest="/etc/duply/main/patterns/ldap_server"
+        owner="root" group="root" mode="700"
+  notify:
+    - Assemble Duply include patterns
+
+- name: Create crontab entry for creating LDAP database dumps every day at 01:45
+  cron: name=ldapdump cron_file=ldapdump hour=1 minute=45
+        job="/usr/sbin/slapcat > /srv/backup/slapd.bak"
+        state=present user=root